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| Venon Lewis Extends his Undisputed Dominance of OECS Lawn Tennis |
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| Written by Media |
| Sunday, 11 December 2005 16:14 |
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The 2005 OECS Tennis Tournament was hosted by the St Vincent & the Grenadines Tennis Association from 29th September to the 2nd October at the sate of the art Tennis Center situated at Villa in St Vincent.
Defending champion and OECS top seed Vernon Lewis of St Lucia won the men’s singles , claiming his sixth title. Lewis played St. Lucia born Glynne James who now represents Grenada, in the final 6-1; 6-1 continuing to show the younger players his technical and mental brilliance. The ladies singles was won by St Vincent & the Grenadines female champion Lerissa Morris who won all three of her games with St Lucia’s up and coming 14 year old junior and senior champion Emma Dodd claiming second place.
Other players in the tournament were Carlton Bedminster and Jerry Williams ( Antigua and Barbuda), Kirk Da Silva, Trevor Sam, Sonny Williams, Roxann Williams ( St Vincent and the Grenadines), Simon Butler ( Dominica) and Grenada’s promising 15 year old Lois Alexis. At a meeting during the event, Presidents and representatives of the OECS Tennis Federations agreed that the 2006 tournament would be offered to Antigua and Barbuda…the date to be set by their Tennis Federation. Grant Connell President of the St Vincent & the Grenadines Tennis Federation advised the meeting that plans had been formulated to host a junior event in the month of December that will be named the OEC Open junior Tournament and will be held annually. The age groups will be 14 and under and 18 and under following ITF guidelines.The OECS Sports Desk continues to facilitate sporting championships to assist with the development of sport and young persons through sport and encourages the regional sporting federations to take the lead role in the free movement of the OECS peoples within the Member States.
Contacts: David Peterkin, OECS Sports Coordinator. |
| Last Updated on Saturday, 30 May 2009 17:26 |
There were players from Grenada, St Lucia, Dominica, Antigua & Barbuda and host country St Vincent & the Grenadines competing for the men’s singles, the ladies singles and mixed doubles which is the present format of the OECS Tennis Tournament.
The mixed doubles was won for the first time by St Lucia….the experienced Vernon Lewis the oldest player in the tournament teamed up with Emma Dodd the youngest player in the tournament and won the finals 6-2;6-3 against St Vincent & the Grenadines exciting young players Corey Huggins and Lerrisa Morris who have a bright future ahead of them.Subscribe to our Newsletters
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